# Accident 20110225002899A: Cessna 172N, Andrews, TX, February 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Andrews, TX
- Airport: Andrews
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3311° N, 102.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3311&lon=-102.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739BL-2014-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110225002899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011, APPROX. 1230 CST, A CESSNA CE172N DEPARTED ANDREW AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 02 AND CLIMBED TO APPROX. 400 FT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 20 FEET WEST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 02.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE LOOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME TO A REST ON THE AIRCRAFT NOSE.     THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN AIRCRAFT FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BOTH WINGS, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE.  THE WIND DISPLAY INSIDE OF ANDREWS AIRPORT OFFICE AREA INDICATED WINDS FROM 200 DEGREES AT 25KNTS GUST TO 36 KNTS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS BACK, BRUISING ON THE ABDOMIN AND LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA204), Feb 25, 2011: Cessna 172N (N739BL), Andrews, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an emergency descent, following a loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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